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New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload on Thursday crossed another grim milestone of 6 lakh after recording 19,148 new infections in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, 434 fatalities were reported in last one day, taking country’s death toll to 17,834.   It is for the sixth consecutive day that coronavirus cases have increased by more than 18,000. Nearly 4 lakh cases were reported in June alone making it the worst month for the country prompting some states to go for varying degrees of lockdown. India reported its first case of coronavirus on January 30 from Kerala when a student who had returned from…

Mumbai police on Wednesday imposed section 144 of CrPC in the city, prohibiting movement of people in public places and gatherings, to prevent spread of COVID-19, an official said. The prohibitory order, issued by a senior police official, says restrictions on movement of residents for non-essential work will remain in force till July 15. The order prohibits "presence or movement of one or more persons in public places or gathering of any sort", the official said.

The CB-CID, tasked with probing the death of a father-son duo who were allegedly thrashed by the police in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, arrested a policeman, the main accused, on Wednesday. It have altered the FIR against the six cops of the Sathankulam Police Station and added IPC section 302. The accused, Sub-Inspector Raguganesh, was arrested and being remanded. It will also form special teams to arrest the remaining policemen. The death of P Jayaraj (father) and J Fennix (son) took place in police custody in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district. Jayaraj and Femm, aka Fennix, were booked for not closing their…

India registered the highest single-day COVID-19 deaths at 507 on Wednesday with Maharashtra, Delhi and Tamil Nadu accounting for over 70 per cent of the fatalities, while 18,653 new infections were reported taking the total tally to 5,85,493, according to the Union Health Ministry data. This is the fifth consecutive day that coronavirus infections have increased by more than 18,000. The country has seen a surge of 3,94,958 infections from 1 June till date. The number of active cases stands at 2,20,114, while 3,47,978 people have recovered, and one patient has migrated, according to the updated data at 8 am.…

In a horrifying incident, a 43-year-old man allegedly murdered his 40-year-old wife by stabbing her multiple times with scissors at their residence in New Ashok Nagar locality of Punjab’s Ludhiana. The incident took place within the territorial limits of Salem Tabri Police Station. The accused identified as Avtar Singh, a carpenter by profession, stabbed his wife Jasveer Kaur in neck, chest and stomach with scissors and fled the spot. Then, their two sons, aged six and seventeen, raised the alarm, following which the neighbours arrived at their house and called the police. Salem Tabri Police Station SHO Gopal Krishan said…

Mumbai: For the first time in the history of Lalbaugcha Raja, Lord Ganpati's idol will not be established due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mumbai's Lalbaugcha Raja Ganeshotsav Mandal has decided not to hold Ganeshotsav celebrations and would instead set up a blood donation camp, informed Mandal officials. "Mumbai's Lalbaugcha Raja Ganeshotsav Mandal has decided that they will not establish Lord Ganpati's idol and will do social work for those 11 days of festivities," the officials said. "A blood donation camp and plasma donation camp will be set up at the same place. Also, they will honour the families of martyrs who have sacrificed their lives at the LoC or LAC…

Kathmandu: Nepal prime minister KP Sharma Oli was on Wednesday hospitalised in Sahid Gangalal National Heart Center in Kathmandu after he complained of chest pain. His press advisor Surya Thapa tweeted on social media that the hospitalisation was a part of his regular health check-ups. Of late, in Nepal, there has been an increasing demand for Oli to step down. Oli had earlier called for a Cabinet meeting after leaders of ruling Nepal Communist Party demanded his resignation on Tuesday. The senior leaders, including co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Madhav Nepal, Jhalanath Khanal and Bamdev Gautam, asked the prime minister to step…